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A Child's-Eye View of Social Difference
A Child's-Eye View of Social Difference
This report explores two contrasting groups of children’s views and
experiences of social difference.
Children are increasingly the focus of Government policy, and improvement
of outcomes for children in disadvantaged areas is a priority. However, little
is known about how children see and experience poverty, wealth, and ‘social
difference’ in their everyday lives. This report explores their own views, using
their terms. A participatory approach was used, which enabled the children to
lead the research focus. The report compares the similarities and differences
between the findings from the two groups.
The study was conducted with 42 children aged between 8 and 13. Of these,
19 were from a disadvantaged housing estate and 23 attended a fee-paying
independent school. The children participated in a series of workshops and
helped to choose the research methods, which included role play, photography,
mapping and ‘draw and write’ techniques.
The report will be of interest to researchers and policymakers in the fields of
education and child poverty.
Related Links
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6982714.stm
http://society.guardian.co.uk/socialexclusion/story/0,,2164141,00.html
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/publicity/newsflash/Newsflash.html
Related Publications
Sutton, L. (2007) A Child’s Eye View in Poverty, Issue 126, Winter 2007. London: CPAG. www.cpag.org.uk/info/Povertyarticles/Poverty126/Pov126_childseyearticle.pdf
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